"Imprisonment is nothing, but to live defeated and innocent is to die daily." Jeremy Bamber, 2012.

Friday, 4 August 2017

Anniversary Tribute to the Bamber Family

It’s been 32 years since Jeremy lost his
family in the tragedies at White House Farm. As a Campaign, every day we work
towards justice and freedom for Jeremy. Through Jeremy we have come to know his
family, this is because Jeremy frequently speaks so fondly of them.

Jeremy takes us into his memories by painting
vivid pictures of the passionate interest in farming which he shared so closely
with his father Nevill. We know how extremely proud he is of his mother’s brave
achievements during the Second World War when she worked as a nurse and
secretary assisting the Special Forces in Calcutta.

His love for Sheila shines through when he
remembers her kind protectiveness over him as an elder sister. It is because of
Jeremy’s recollections that we know of her talents as a storywriter and gifted
letter writer. Her ethereal character came across in drawing and painting
before she battled mental illness that eventually stripped her of her true
personality.

He recalls how quickly his twin nephews
Nicholas and Daniel grew into bright fun loving children, who enjoyed tractor
rides and thanks to Jeremy and June, were developing a keen interest in wildlife,
blackberry picking and farm animals.

The love for his family was so strong and an
extremely big part of his life that we realise how large that gulf of grief
must be.